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Economic Confidential,
August, 2009
FACTS AND FIGURES
SALARIES AND
ALLOWANCES OF LEGISLATORS IN NIGERIA
The Revenue
Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has recently reviewed
downward some allowances of political office holders including those
in the Executive, Legislative and Judicial arms while it sustains
the old salaries which are used for the computations of percentages
for the allowances. In an analysis and computation of the
percentages of the deduction by the Economic Confidential,
the economic intelligence publication, indicates that Nigerian
councillors are the worst hit in the new packages.
In the new package the
Senate President would be receiving a total sum of N3,353,727.38 per
annum, his monthly take home pay is N279, 477.28; the speaker annual
total package is N2,105,543.50 which translates to N 175,461.96 per
month. The Deputy Senate President now receives N3,117,375.10 which
translate to N259,781.26 monthly while the Deputy Speaker receives
N1,722,440 annually but translates to N143,536.67 per month. These
four principal officers’ pays do not include allowances which the
Federal Government would provide for them directly from the national
treasury. The government is to take the responsibility for their
accommodation, motor vehicle fuelling and maintenance, domestic
staffs, entertainment and utilities (for electricity and phone
calls) and newspapers.
The Economic
Confidential also computes the total monthly pays for other
legislators. A Senator now receives N759,900.00 and Member of House
of Rep N661,737.50 monthly. At the State Assembly level the Speaker
now receives N170,820.31 monthly, Deputy Speaker N 150,623.18 while
a member of the state assembly goes home with N120,907.39 monthly.
The major casualty of
the new pay packages are the legislators at the Local government
level, known as councillors whose allowances have been reduced
drastically by more than 300%. Presently the Leader of the
legislative chamber in a local government will now receive N
152,118.75 monthly his deputy N147,825.00 while the councillor now
goes home monthly with N88,675.53 without provision for some of the
old perks. Most of the old entitlements councillors enjoyed in the
previous packages have been cancelled or not to be provided by
government. They include allowances for motor vehicle, Personal
Assistant, Domestic Staff, utility, leave responsibility,
legislative aide and even newspapers.
Table of Salaries and Allowances of Legislators in Nigeria
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S/N |
FEDERAL LEGISLATORS |
BASIC SAL |
ACCOM. |
MOTOR |
PA |
DOM. STAFF |
ENTERT. |
UTILITIES |
LEAVE ALL. |
RESPONS. ALL. |
LEG. AIDES |
S. ADV |
NEWS P |
CONST. ALL. |
TOTAL |
MONTHLY |
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1 |
SENATE PRESIDENT |
2,484,242.50 |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
248,424.25 |
NIL |
NIL |
3 PERSONS |
TBP |
3,105,303.13 |
3,353,727.38 |
279,477.28 |
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2 |
SPEAKER |
2,447,110.00 |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
247,711.00 |
NA |
NIL |
3 PERSONS |
TBP |
1,857,832.50 |
2,105,543.50 |
175,461.96 |
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3 |
DEP. SEN. PRESIDENT |
2,309,166.75 |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
230,916.68 |
NIL |
NIL |
NNIL |
TBP |
2,886,458.44 |
3,117,375.11 |
259,781.26 |
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4 |
DEPUTY SPEAKER |
2,026,400.00 |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
202,640.00 |
NA |
NIL |
NA |
TBP |
1,519,800.00 |
1,722,440.00 |
143,536.67 |
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5 |
SENATORS |
2,026,400.00 |
3,039,600.00 |
1,013,200.00 |
506,600.00 |
1,013,200.00 |
405,280.00 |
202,640.00 |
202,640.00 |
NIL |
NIL |
NA |
202,640.00 |
2,533,000.00 |
9,118,800.00 |
759,900.00 |
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6 |
MEMBERS |
1,985,212.50 |
2,977,818.75 |
992,606.25 |
496,303.13 |
992,606.25 |
397,042.50 |
198,521.25 |
198,521.25 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
198,521.25 |
1,488,909.38 |
7,940,850.00 |
661,737.50 |
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STATE LEGISLATORS |
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STATE LEGISLATORS |
BASIC SAL |
ACCOM. |
MOTOR |
PA |
DOM. STAFF |
ENTERT. |
UTILITIES |
LEAVE ALL. |
RESPONS. ALL. |
LEG. AIDES |
S. ADV |
NEWS P |
CONST. ALL. |
TOTAL |
MONTHLY |
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7 |
SPEAKER SHA |
1,639,875.00 |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
2 AIDES |
2 PERSONS |
TBP |
409,968.75 |
2,049,843.75 |
170,820.31 |
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8 |
DEPUTY SPEAKER SHA |
1,445,982.50 |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
2 AIDES |
NIL |
TBP |
361,495.63 |
1,807,478.13 |
150,623.18 |
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9 |
MEMBERS SHA |
1,337,225.00 |
802335.00* |
26,744.40 |
NA |
33,430.50 |
NA |
13,372.20 |
NA |
NIL |
2 AIDES |
NA |
6,686.10 |
33,430.50 |
1,450,888.70 |
120,907.39 |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS - |
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LGA/C LEGISLATORS |
BASIC SAL |
ACCOM. |
MOTOR |
PA |
DOM. STAFF |
ENTERT. |
UTILITIES |
LEAVE ALL. |
RESPONS. ALL. |
LEG. AIDES |
S. ADV |
NEWS P |
CONST. ALL. |
TOTAL |
MONTHLY |
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10 |
LEGISLATIVE LEADER |
811,300.00 |
811,300.00 |
CANCELLED |
NA |
NA |
NA |
81,130.00 |
NIL |
81,130.00 |
NA |
NIL |
NA |
40,565.00 |
1,825,425.00 |
152,118.75 |
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11 |
DEP LEG. LEADER |
810,000.00 |
810,000.00 |
CANCELLED |
NA |
NA |
NA |
56,700.00 |
NIL |
56,700.00 |
NA |
NIL |
NA |
40,500.00 |
1,773,900.00 |
147,825.00 |
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12 |
COUNCILORS |
760,076.00 |
190,019.00 |
CANCELLED |
NA |
NA |
NA |
76,007.60 |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
NIL |
NA |
38,003.80 |
1,064,106.40 |
88,675.53 |
This
Table is created by the Economic Confidential
NON-Monetised Packages for Nigeria’s Legislators
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FEDERAL LEGISLATORS |
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S/N |
CATEGORY |
MED. |
SA |
HARD ALL. |
SECURITY |
ROBE ALL. |
HOUSE MAINTS. |
S. ADV |
C O S |
NEWS P |
ANNUAL PAY |
MONTHLY PAY |
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1 |
SENATE PRESIDENT |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
3 PERSONS |
1 TBP |
TBP |
3,353,727.38 |
279,477.28 |
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2 |
SPEAKER |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
3 PERSONS |
1 TBP |
TBP |
2,105,543.50 |
175,461.96 |
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3 |
DEP. SEN. PRESIDENT |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
NIL |
NIL |
TBP |
3,117,375.11 |
259,781.26 |
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4 |
DEPUTY SPEAKER |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
TBP |
1,722,440.00 |
143,536.67 |
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5 |
SENATORS |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
202,640.00 |
9,118,800.00 |
759,900.00 |
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6 |
MHR |
TBP |
TBP |
NA |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
NIL |
NIL |
198,521.25 |
7,940,850.00 |
661,737.50 |
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STATE LEGISLATORS - |
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STATE LEGISLATORS |
MED. |
SA |
HARD ALL. |
SECURITY |
ROBE ALL. |
HOUSE MAINTS. |
S. ADV |
C O S |
NEWS P |
ANNUAL PAY |
MONTHLY PAY |
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7 |
SPEAKER SHA |
TBP |
TBP |
NIL |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
2 PERSONS |
1 TBP |
TBP |
2,049,843.75 |
170,820.31 |
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8 |
DEPUTY SPEAKER SHA |
TBP |
TBP |
NIL |
TBP |
TBP |
TBP |
NIL |
NIL |
TBP |
1,807,478.13 |
150,623.18 |
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9 |
MEMBERS SHA |
TBP |
TBP |
NIL |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
6,686.10 |
1,450,888.70 |
120,907.39 |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEGISLATORS - |
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LGA/C LEGISLATORS |
MED. |
SA |
HARD ALL. |
SECURITY |
ROBE ALL. |
HOUSE MAINTS. |
S. ADV |
C O S |
NEWS P |
ANNUAL PAY |
MONTHLY PAY |
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10 |
LEGISLATIVE LEADER |
TBP |
NA |
NIL |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
NIL |
NIL |
NA |
1,825,425.00 |
152,118.75 |
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11 |
DEP LEG. LEADER |
TBP |
NA |
NIL |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
NIL |
NIL |
NA |
1,773,900.00 |
147,825.00 |
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12 |
COUNCILORS |
TBP |
NA |
NIL |
TBP |
NA |
NA |
NIL |
NIL |
NA |
1,064,106.40 |
88,675.53 |
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This
Table is created by the Economic Confidential
NOTE:
TBP: To Be Provided by Government
NA: Not Available
NIL: Not to be Provided by Government
CANCEL: It was provided before but now cancelled
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